Line-supporting post



w. e. la/wxs. LINE SUPPORTING POST.

APPLICATION. IILED FEB. II. 1920.

. rame-STATES rTENT OFFICE WILLIS eQBiiNNsorNnwAnK, Nriwl JiiiisnY, AssIeNon'ro IroriN w. BANKS, or

, NEWARK, NNW JERSEY. .v l j `l p IiiNIi-s'urroR'iJiNerosa".v

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ark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and yuseful lmproveinents in Line-Supporting" Posts, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompany-1 ing drawings. This inventionrelates to a post for supporting fence wire .orclothes lines, and an f object of the invention is` to provide a device of this kind which can be cheaply constructed and sold at a very reasonable profit.

Another object is the provision ofaline supporting post tubularin formaiid filled or compact with concrete or cement to insure strength and rigidity.

Still another object resides in a-post receiving socket adapted to be driven into .the ,i vground for the reception of the line `supporting post, j in Vcombination p with a cover plate pivot-ed upon a brace on the socket to cover the socket in order to keep the dirt and sand out ofthev socket when. the postjis not received therein. y

A further object embodies a socket brace adapted. to be driven linto the yground anddesigne'd y tov receivet-he upper end of the socket; to holdA and reinforce Vthe same in' position. This socket brace is designed to be constructed from a single piece ofmetal, constructed by one stamping operation or one 'operation of a drop forge method, and

is formed with a plurality of prongs to enter the ground to hold and reinforce the same in position. l

A ystill furtherl object embodiesga clampV carried by the tubular line supporting post, serving thefunction of preventing excessive bulging of tlietubular post when it -is being filled with` concrete or cement. This clamp also serves as means used as an abutment and driving device to force the socket brace into Additionally the invention aims to piovide means in the form of a driving cap to be struck by a hammer or sledge for driving:

Applicaton filed February k11, 1920.1Sera1 No.` 357,781.y

`,integral ribs or blades@ extend.

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f duction of thevinvention to a more practical formfor commercial purposes, the inven-y tion may be susceptible to changes, and the right to these changes is claimed, provided i they are comprehendedv within the scope of what is claimed., f y

Thevinvention comprises furtherv features and combination of parts, as will be hereini after set forth, shown in the drawings` and` claimed. v .v

Iny the drawings: F`gure-1 is a view ofthe improved line with .the invention. v l

(with the socket, whereby it may be driveny home, V y .v A igure 3 is a sectional view through .thepost receiving socket, showing the socket `brace engaging the upper endof the'socket, yand driven into the ground to'reinforce the Vsocket in position, and also illustrating the brace in a raised position in dotted lines showing its arrangement before it is driven entirely into the ground, y

lsupporting post `constructedin accordance VFigure 4 is a cross sectional view on line 4 4 of Figure 1 transversely through the clamp'v of the linesupporting a post, showf 1' ing the socket and brace in plan view.V

Referring more especially to these drawings, 1 designates a tubular vpost receiving f socket, which may be any suitable length or diameterk or constructed of any suitable metal, preferably steel o r iron. Thelower end of-this metallic `tubular socket is bevn elled off as indicatedat 2 thereby facilitating vthe driving of the socket into the ground. Av driving cap 3 is provided andwhich comprises a head 4, and a cylindrical reduced part 5, downwardly from which intersecting vThese blades or ribs are tapered as shown, and act as `means for centering the drivingcap into andwith relation to the socket. The socket, when it is desired to drive the same in the ground is placed in position. The driving cap is then inserted and then by successive hammer blows from a hammer or sledge on the head of the driving cap the post'receiving socket maybe driven home. However,y the socket is not driven into the ground so that its upper end will be below the surfaceV of the ground, but justsuiiicient as to permit a portion of the'socket toy extend aboveA the surface. ThispisV done in order that the socket brace 7 may be employed tofreinforce the vsocket in position. This brace 7 is designed to be constructed from a single. piece ot metal, constructed as previously set fortlnw namely by a single stamping or dropfoijgev j method'.` The top of the socket brace is cir# cular in form and is provided,with,aplurali'ty of depending holding prongs 8. These prongsSy are VVfshaped'and are deiieeted out.-

wardly and downwardly, yand when-driven. into, tln'a..groundacty tohold the brace iii-ink andsecure. It will be noted :that-.the central opening ofthe circularplate attopot thev brace 7 is of suiicient diameter' to neatly` receive the upper end ofthe socket, in order tofreinforce, the, socket and` holdi` it firm.

TheisocketA loisV adapted for the reception of the tubular metallicfence Wire or clothes;

line supporting Vpost l0. As this post is tubularI in construction-.it is designed to-freceive a heavy filling offconc'rete onthe like 11. to

insure strength and rigidity.` This post may befcofistructed from drawn steel tubing, which is made iinvarious: lengthsy for. the

trade.` Such, lengths` ofi tubingV may be.

'boughtv by the. manufacturer, when constructing this present invention, and the .de-

`sired lengths, o.I"-posts-may.1be cuit-.trom theV various le-iigthsoftubing'.v A clamp 2125 is'.v

mountedfadjustably upon'the fence wire or clothes line, `supportingp0st, and this clamp Y isjin the form of; a. cylindrical split. band; v, The split end portions ot' theband are outwardlyv turnedto i'orincars 13 which are arranged in parallelism .with Veach other.. A:

holding ,bolt le -passes through apertures of theears and `isaprovichad; with, a.b nut 15- to SOGkctf Thediivingofthe brace maybe.

. draw, the band securely. t about. the. post. 101.

This band iis .i designed .to prevent` excessive bulging `of v the .tubular post when zfilling. the same with concrete or cement the brace may. receive, .the` upper end 'voftheV accomplished byimparting successivenp k and down movements to. the4 post v10, similar to impartingmovementsto a tampercausing therband orfclamp l2'toimpartsucces-1 sive ,hammer blows uponthe. brace, driving its prongsv into the; ground-.1f However, the `bracemay be,.otherwise driven into the y l The band. or` clampl l2 constitutes,V an abutment, acting v to strikeztheupperplateiof Vthe socket-brace to drive the brace in position inliorderthatv Vground,for instance by'means ofa vSledge or hammer, ifdesired,` The upper plate of the brace s pivotally' mounted thereon by is designedto cover the upperv end of the means of a screw 15 acover platel which post receiving socket,VV when the postyis not in,use, thereby preventing dirt, sand and other refuse from falling into and filling theA socket. To., close the socket the plate 16 may be swung pivotally untilv it is concen-` tric Vwiththe brace., VThe upper end ofthe tubular. -post1 l0 :has its interior Athreaded as at-'1-7, and engagingutherewith.'is a metallic cap onposttop V18-in order to give-the post Y @finished appearancet Any suitable means,

not. shown, mayL be employedifor attaching fence. wires lor. clothes. lines tothe post. If

desired', theV fence wires. may .be wrapped aroundl the post and then twisted for. tiedltof.

gethfer in anyl` suitable manner.. By. means of the socketfbrace, the-post isgivenrsuli cient strength .and rigidity, and .al'sois' 'heldf `in .afperpcndicular position.

The invention. having been set forth, what 'is .claim edA as newvand `useful is.:

Ina post receiving socket, aitubularmeinber-having '.itsiupper end .open and its lclosed f end beveled and adaptedjto be driven or sunk in the ground, with a small .portionl of thielepen. end.V projecting:` above the surface and constitutinga postgreceivingsocket, aV

is .driven into thel ground, said circular brace plate havingtdepending `yieldable prongs: on its margin, said prongs being. Vintegral with the. braceI plate and tapered, and each extending downwardly and slightly ott-set from va perpendicular,l whereby upon Vdriving the plate. iii contact with theground-with its center opening receiving the upper` end of the .tubularlnemben the. prongs delectflat- .era-ily. and outwardly to, anchorthe brace in position, and a cover plate movably attached to. the upper {surface-fofthe circularlbrace plateto closelthe upperendjof the socket, lto prevent dirt, and thcilike fromenteringthe 'tubular Aineinlo-ir when the post is removed.`

.In testimony` vvvhereotl `hereunto affix my signa-ture.l

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